83rd Annual TRB Meeting
TRB Committee A2CO2 (AFF20) Sponsored Events and Sessions
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Workshop 101
Sunday, January 11, 2004, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott
AASHTO LRFD Specifications
Firas Ibrahim, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by:
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Note: The latest developments in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications related to the design of straight steel I-section flexural members for bridges will be discussed, and the workshop will include the U.S. Department of Transportation perspective on the application of new specifications that have been recently adopted for the design of these members. The workshop will illustrate the basic application of the new provisions to the design of two example straight continuous-span steel I-girder bridge superstructures.
Speakers:
Dr. Firas Sheikh Ibrahim, PE - Moderator and Chair
Federal Highway Administration
Dr. Don White
Georgia Institute of Technology
Mr. Mike Grubb, PE
Bridge Software Development International, Ltd.
Mr. Ed Wasserman, PE, Civil Engineering Director, and Mr. Henry Plate, PE
Tennessee DOT
Dr. Karl Barth, West Virginia University
Agenda:
8:30 AM (5 Minutes) Welcome and Introduction - Firas Ibrahim
Overview Session:
8:35 AM (10 Minutes) Status of the AASHTO LRFD Specifications - Firas Ibrahim
8:45 AM (50 Minutes) Technical Overview of New AASHTO LRFD Specifications for the Design of Steel I-Section Flexural Members - Don White
9:35 AM (30 Minutes) DOT Perspective of the New AASHTO LRFD Specifications for the Design of Steel I-Section Flexural Members - Ed Wasserman and Henry Pate
Break 10:05 AM (15 Minutes)
Working Session:
10:20 AM (40 Minutes) Example 1 - Three-Span LRFD Design Example - Mike Grubb
11:00 AM (40 Minutes) Example 2 - Two-Span LRFD Design Example - Karl Barth
11:40 PM (20 Minutes) Closing Remarks and Discussions - Firas Ibrahim
Session 206
Monday, January 12, 2004, 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM, Marriott
Short-Line Railroad Heavy-Axle-Load Issues
Thomas P. Smithberger, HDR Engineering, Inc., presiding
Sponsored by:
A2M01 - Railroad Track Structure System Design
A1B10 - Local and Regional Rail Freight Transport
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Industry Perspective and Needs for Heavy-Axle Loads (P04-0230)
Richard F. Timmons, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Short-Line Operator's Heavy-Axle-Load Experience (P04-0231)
Richard D. Robey, North Shore Railroad Company
Strengthening the Railroad to Accommodate Heavy-Axle-Load Traffic: UP's Experience (P04-0232)
William E. Wimmer, Union Pacific Railroad Company
Heavy-Axle-Load Effects on Steel Bridges (P04-0233)
John F. Unsworth, Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Regional Railroad's Heavy-Axle-Load Experience (P04-0234)
Richard L. Keller, Montana Rail Link
Panel Discussion (P04-0235)
Thomas P. Smithberger, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Richard F. Timmons, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Richard D. Robey, North Shore Railroad Company
William E. Wimmer, Union Pacific Railroad Company
John F. Unsworth, Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Richard L. Keller, Montana Rail Link
Session 215
Monday, January 12, 2004, 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM, Shoreham
Developments in Orthotropic Decks and Surfacing, Part 1 (Part 2, Session 806)
Charles Seim, TY Lin International, presiding
Sponsored by:
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Fatigue Analysis and Design of Steel Orthotropic Deck for Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (04-2338)
Guang-Nan Fanjiang, Weidlinger Associates Inc.
Qi Ye, Weidlinger Associates Inc.
Omar N. Fernandez, MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Larry R. Taylor, MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Full-Scale Fatigue Tests of Steel Orthotropic Deck Panel for Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (P04-0948)
John W. Fisher, Lehigh University
Influence of Cutout Geometry on Stresses at Welded Rib-to-Diaphragm Connections in Steel Orthotropic Bridge Decks (04-4168)
Robert John Connor, Lehigh University
First Suspension Bridge with Steel Orthotropic Deck in the United States (04-4743)
Dyab A. Khazem, Parsons
Kenneth Serzan, Parsons
Session 363
Monday, January 12, 2004, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Shoreham
Steel Maglev Guideways: Design and Fabrication
Mark L. Reno, Quincy Engineering, presiding
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Overview of Maglev Technology (P04-0952)
Laurence Blow, Transrapid International USA
State of German Guideway System (P04-0953)
Reed Tanger, Transrapid International USA
U.S. Modular Steel Guideway Design (P04-0954)
Karl H. Frank, University of Texas, Austin
Precision Fabrication Technology for Steel Guideway Design (P04-0955)
Ken Flessas, Maglev Inc.
Steel Fabricator's View of Guideway Construction (P04-0956)
Wendall Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld Steel Inc.
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM, Shoreham
Methods of Analyzing Steel Bridges Subcommittee (AFF20(1), A2C02(1))
Sponsored by:
A2C02(1) - Methods of Analyzing Steel Bridges Subcommittee
Session 564
Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Shoreham
High-Performance Steel Projects
M Myint Lwin, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by:
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
New Jersey's First Use of High-Performance Steel (04-4784)
Harry A. Capers, New Jersey Department of Transportation
Jose A. Lopez, New Jersey Department of Transportation
Roderick A. Lewis, New Jersey Department of Transportation
Current Status of High-Performance Steel Program (04-3408)
Alexander Wilson, ISG Plate, Inc.
Use of High-Performance Steel in Missouri Bridges (04-2060)
Bryan A. Hartnagel, Missouri Department of Transportation
Shyam Gupta, Missouri Department of Transportation
Innovative High-Performance Steel Bridges in Washington State (04-3473)
Jugesh Kapur, Washington State Department of Transportation
Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 14, 2004, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott
Steel Bridges Committee (AFF20, A2C02)
Mark L. Reno, Quincy Engineering, presiding
Sponsored by:
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Session 806
Thursday, January 15, 2004, 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM, Marriott
Developments in Orthotropic Decks and Surfacing, Part 2 (Part 1, Session 215)
John W. Fisher, Lehigh University, presiding
Sponsored by:
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Influence of Wearing Surfacing on Performance of Orthotropic Steel Plate Decks (04-4916)
Tim J. Ingham, T.Y. Lin International
Charles Seim, T.Y. Lin International
Redecking of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (P04-0949)
John Hinman, CH2M Hill
Experience with Orthotropic Steel Deck Surfacing in China (P04-0950)
Charles Seim, TY Lin International
The McNaughton Bridge Rehabilitation: A Composite Concrete Overlay for an Orthotropic Bridge Deck (P04-0951)
Dave Petermeier, Modjeski and Masters Inc.
Session 828
Thursday, January 15, 2004, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott
Design and Analysis Issues of Steel Bridges
Karl E. Barth, West Virginia University, presiding
Sponsored by:
A2C02 - Steel Bridges
Behavior of Steel Bridges Under Superload Permit Vehicles (04-3809)
Michael P. Culmo, CME Associates Inc
John T. DeWolf, University of Connecticut
Michael R. DelGrego, JKF & Associates
Monitoring of Century-Old Railroad Truss Bridges (04-3790)
Michael R. DelGrego, JKF & Associates
Michael P. Culmo, CME Associates Inc
John T. DeWolf, University of Connecticut
Effects of Geometric Imperfections on Horizontally Curved Steel Bridges (04-3485)
Daniel Linzell, Pennsylvania State University
John A. Lobo, Pennsylvania State University
Simplified Moment Redistribution Procedures for Steel Bridge I-Girders (P04-1190)
Karl E. Barth, West Virginia University
Donald White, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jennifer Righman, West Virginia University
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